And that no majority appearing no election was had.
Mr. Ridgely offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That after the next ballot, all the names be dropped
except the two highest, and the person receiving the highest num
ber of votes on the first ballot thereafter taken be, declared Presi
dent.
Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, offered the following as a substi
tute:
Resolved, That in each count after the first ensuing count, the
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lowest candidate in the preceding count be dropped, and no vote
be received in any succeeding count for such lowest candidate.
Mr. Magraw moved to lay both the resolution and substitute on
the table;
Determined in the affirmative.
The Convention again proceeded to vote for a President when
the Tellers reported the following result:
FOR JOHN G. CHAPNAN.
Dalrymple Bowie
Bond Tuck
Sollers Sprigg
Brent, of Charles, McCubbin
Dennis, John Bowling
Dennis, James U. Dirickson
of Kent, Dashiell McMaster
Williams Hearn
Hicks Fooks
Hodson Jacobs
Goldsborough Schley
Eccleston Neill
Phelps Kilgour—40.
Lee
Ch am bers,
Mitchell
Donaldson
Dorsey
Wells
Randall
Kent
Weems
Seilman
Howard
Dickinson
FOR BENJAMIN
of Balt.—3.
FOR WILLIAM COST JOHNSON.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C.PRESSTMAN. Constable, Gwinn, Sewart,